Trump-class battleships will be constructed entirely in the U.S. by American citizens.

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Construction conducted entirely in the U.S. by American citizens.

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President Donald J. Trump announced the Navy's intent to develop a new class of American-designed large surface combatants — described as battleships — with displacements in the 30,000 to 40,000-ton range. The ships are intended to be employed to meet the realities of modern maritime conflict. The announcement was posted on the Department of Defense site on Dec. 23, 2025.
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Credible coverage indicates the Navy intends domestic design and production with U.S. shipyards and a broad domestic supplier base; Reuters notes construction in the U.S. with components produced domestically, and USA Today reports the explicit claim that ships will be built in the United States by American citizens. However, none of these sources independently verify that every worker is an American citizen or that all components are sourced exclusively from Americans. Therefore, the assertion that 'constructed entirely in the U.S. by American citizens' is not fully verifiable based on public records. Verdict: Misleading, because the claim implies exclusive American-citizen labor and all-American sourcing without publicly verifiable evidence.

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  1. Scheduled follow-up · Jan 15, 2026overdue
  2. Completion due · Jan 15, 2026
  3. Update · Dec 23, 2025, 08:11 PMMisleading
    Credible coverage indicates the Navy intends domestic design and production with U.S. shipyards and a broad domestic supplier base; Reuters notes construction in the U.S. with components produced domestically, and USA Today reports the explicit claim that ships will be built in the United States by American citizens. However, none of these sources independently verify that every worker is an American citizen or that all components are sourced exclusively from Americans. Therefore, the assertion that 'constructed entirely in the U.S. by American citizens' is not fully verifiable based on public records. Verdict: Misleading, because the claim implies exclusive American-citizen labor and all-American sourcing without publicly verifiable evidence.
  4. Update · Dec 23, 2025, 04:33 PMin_progress
  5. Original article · Dec 22, 2025

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